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Below are screenshots of Butte's Pass using the California Trail Map and other maps on the market. Butte's Pass is a popular and easily accessible area that one would expect to be accurately mapped. The same roads are missing from every topo map. These roads have been there and open for decades. This example is representative of the data available in other maps in the desert and mountain areas.

All other maps are derived from publicly available government data that was collected typically for the purposes of a topography map where the focus is terrain, not dirt roads or trails. Over time roads and trails have changed along with the accuracy of maps. Roads on other topo maps are often missing, misplaced or on the map after they’ve been closed for years of even decades. Non-Motorized trails are extremely limited on all other maps.

A few other examples in all of the other maps that are available;

  • The Wilson Trail is marked as a jeep trail that you drive on when you can't. Hiking only.
  • The location of the road to Harper Canyon is wrong. All of the maps are about 1/4 mile off.
  • None of the other roads to the valleys off Kane Spring Rd are on any map. There are almost 10 miles of roads missing from that small area.

The California Trail Map contains over 27,000 miles of trails for hiking, biking and equestrian use. None of the topo maps include trails.

California Trail Map Topo

California Trail Map Topo for Android, iOS, Garmin, Windows, Mac.

California Trail Map Topo

California Trail Map Topo (higher detail)

California Trail Map Topo for Android, iOS, Garmin, Windows, Mac.

California Trail Map Topo - High Res

California Trail Map

California Trail Map for Android, iOS, Garmin, Windows, Mac.

California Trail Map

California Topo

California Topo for Garmin

California Topo

California Topo 2011

California Topo 2011 for Garmin

California Topo 2011

CalTopo.com

Caltopo.com., Backcountry Navigator

CalTopo.com

Missing Roads

All of the maps are missing roads because they're all created with the same old government data.

Missing Roads

Google Maps

There is only one road in the area on Google's map and it is incorrectly placed.

Google Maps

California Trail Map for Lowrance

California Trail Map for Lowrance is displayed using the native Lowrance visual style.

California Trail Map - Lowrance
GPS File Depot has free the California Topo maps for Garmin pictured above.

 

 

 

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